Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-16
AT THE RESTAURANT.
They Were from the Country and Strangers
to the Bill of Fare.

They Were from the Country and Strangers
to the Bill of Fare.
[Chicago Nows.l
Thew were from the country and had
probably never eaten in restaurant in
their lives.
Waiter-Have you ordered, ladies?
First Lady-Well, no. Idont know
what want. Do you, Sally?
Second Lady-Let me see!
A pause.
First Lady reading) - Vegetable
soup. Is that made out Of vegetables?
Waiter-Yes; will you take soup?
First Lady Continues reading) =
Here's roast beef, roast mutton, roast
pork, roast veal-oh, yes, and here's
1ish-white fish. Do you like fish,
Sally?
Second Lady-Yes, 1 like it very
we'll (perusing bill Of fare.) Wen, II
they amt got baked beans. 1 get all
them 1 want at home.
First LADY, do too. How much is
Strawberries and cream?
Waiter Fifteen cents. Will you
have strawberries and cream?
First Lady (reading)-Corned beef,
ribs of beef with brown potatoes,-l
bet that's good-green peas, string
beans-oh, like string beans, don't
you, Sally?
Second Lady-Yes, I do; but here's
toes.
First Lady-How much is porter
house steak.
Waiter-Forty-fve cents.
First Lady-Oh, my amt that awful
couldn't afford to eat in a restaurant
very often. Could you, Sally?
Second Lady-My, no (reading)
cracked wheat with milk, oat meal
oh, / don't know what want.
First LADY, don't, either. Read-
ing) Three up. What's that? Any
thing like seven up?
Waiter-Those are butter cakes.
First Lady What's butter cakes?
Waiter explains,
Second Lady-What are you going
to eat, sister?
First Lady-Oh, I don't know, I'm
awful hungry. CTurning to waiter.
Have you got any coffee?
Waiter--Yes. Will you have some
coffee?
First LADY, don't know. Do you
want coffee, Sally?
Second Lady-No. I guess I'll
drink water.
Waiter (tired waiting) - What are
you going to order, ladies?
First Lady-Oh, I don't know. Let
me look over the bill again.
A Dause.
First Lady - What's fricasseed
chicken?
Waiter explains.
First LADY, don't believe I want
that. Have you got any fried potatoes
Waiter explains that potatoes go with
all meat orders.
"A pause.
First Lady-What's oxtail soup?
Waiter explains.
First Lady-Well, I don't want that.
What kind of pie have you?
Waiter names seventeen kinds.
First Lady-Just listen, Sally. Did
you ever! Tell me what they are again
mister; there's so many I've forgotten.
Waiter signs, shifts his weight onto
the other leg and goes over the lis
again.
First Lady-Well, don't believe ]
want any pie.
Waiter-If you'll excuse me mo-
ment I'll come back directly when yor
have your order made out.
Certainly, Gin concert.)
Then the two ladies fall to discussing
restaurants in general, criticising every
body within range of their optics in
their superficial way, and finally drift
into discussion of their shop pur
chases.
Waiter returns.
Waiter-Have you made out your
order, ladies'?
Both of them laugh Historically and
lady number one remarks that they had
forgotten oil about it. She picks up
the bill again and ponders over it o
long time in utter silence Finally she
asks:
Don't you have regular dinner?
Waiter-You can order regular din
ner. What do you want?
First Lady-Well, I hardly know
what want What do you want,
Sally'
Second Lady-Anything will suit me.
First Lady hesitatinglyl-I guess
you can bring me some--rolls. Yes
and a glass of water. Now what do you
want, Sally?
Second Lady-I'll take the same.
A hurricane Of disgust breaks over
the walters classic brow and he moves
to fill the order.
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